TK: Not visiting this week due to holidays K:Four Seasons Make a Year, by Anne RockwellRed Leaf, Yellow Leaf, by Lois Ehlert ORNuts to You! by Lois Ehlert 1st:When Autumn Comes, by Robert MaassOur Tree Named Steve, by Alan Zweibel 2nd: Redwoods, by Jason Chin 3rd: Start Dewey Decimal System PowerPoint! 4th: The Gift of the Tree, by Alvin Tresselt, ORThe Tree Lady, by H. Joseph Hopkins 5th: Not visiting this week due to holidays

K through 5th, Book Fair preview; but since I haven't received the preview box yet, here are the backup plans: K: One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims, by B. G. Hennessy, and A Turkey for Thanksgiving, by Eve Bunting 1st: William’s House, by Ginger Howard 2nd: Book talk a selection of chapter books for independent reading and extra time for browsing 3rd: Barn, by Debby Atwell 4th: Orani: My Father’s Village, by Claire A. Nivola 5th: Ahrens and Warner--The Matchbox Diary, by Paul Fleischman; Curry--14 Cows for America, by Carmen Agra Deedy

October is National Bullying Prevention MonthColumbus Day is celebrated the second Monday in OctoberHispanic Heritage Month concludesOctober 16 is World Food Day TK/K: Looking at characters in stories-- High-wire Henry, by Mary Calhoun; I Stink, by Jim and Katie McMullan; Not Norman, by Kelly Bennett; Farfallina and Marcel, by Holly Keller K: Pumpkin Jack, by Will Hubbell; Pumpkin Heads, by Wendell Minor 1st: Hispanic Heritage Month--Nino Wrestles the World, by Yuyi Morales, and her website 2nd: Hispanic Heritage Month--The Quiet Place, by Sarah Stewart 3rd: Saving the Liberty Bell, by Megan McDonald; or The English Roses, by Madonna 4th: Figurative Language--Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen; or Apples to Oregon, by Deborah Hopkinson 5th: Finish Queen of the Falls, by Chris Van Allsburg

DK/TK: It Could Still Be a Leaf, by Alan Fowler; Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf, by Lois Ehlert; Leaves, by David Ezra Stein; Leaf Man, by Lois Ehlert; if extra time, look a look at the leaf page from Awesome Autumn, by Bruce Goldstone, or the leaf page from Autumn Leaves, by Ken Robbins K: Tortuga in Trouble, by Ann Whitford Paul, for Hispanic Heritage Month and the five senses 1st: Lu and the Swamp Ghost, by James Carville 2nd: The Story of Z, by Jeanne Modesitt; alphabetizing activity 3rd: First Day in Grapes, by L. King Perez 4th: Planting the Trees of Kenya, by Claire A. Nivola, for World Food Day, Tuesday, October 16; play the grain of rice game at freerice.com 5th: Ahrens and Warner: The Boy Who Loved Words, by Roni Schotter (dictionary, thesaurus); Curry, research for explorer reports